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   Ves·sel

   /ˈves(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ship or large boat. Similar boatsailboatshipyachtcraftwatercraftliterary:barquekeel
   • 2. a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask. Similar containerreceptaclerepositoryholdercarrierbasinbowldishpanpotcantinjarjugpitchercarafeflaskdecanterurntubbintankdrumcanisterbuttvatcaskbarrelboxcasechestcasketarchaic:reservatory
   • ▪ (chiefly in or alluding to biblical use) a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular quality: "Lord, use this lowly vessel, let me serve You as You will"
   • 3. a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. Similar ducttubechannelpassagepipearteryveintechnical:vastrachea
   • ▪ any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and mineral nutrients from the root.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French vessel(e), from late Latin vascellum, diminutive of vas ‘vessel’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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